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Robert K. Smither
Also filed as: SMITHER ROBERT K
8 granted patents·1 pending application·386 citations·filing 1982–2008
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9 records- 0195US5004319ACrystal diffraction lens with variable focal lengthUS ENERGY·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 2, 1991·156 cites·19 claims
- 0291US4953191AHigh intensity x-ray source using liquid gallium targetUS ENERGY·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 28, 1990·94 cites·9 claims
- 0388US5737387ACooling for a rotating anode X-ray tubeARCH DEV CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 7, 1998·62 cites·9 claims
- 0477US7468516B2High resolution x-ray and gamma ray imaging using diffraction lenses with mechanically bent crystalsUCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 23, 2008·5 cites·13 claims
- 0575US4429411AInstrument and method for focusing X-rays, gamma rays and neutronsUS ENERGY·Filed 1982·Granted Jan 31, 1984·26 cites·23 claims
- 0664US5209646AElectromagnetic induction pump for pumping liquid metals and other conductive liquidsUNIV CHICAGO·Filed 1991·Granted May 11, 1993·29 cites·14 claims
- 0751US7943906B2High spatial resolution X-ray and gamma ray imaging system using diffraction crystalsUCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC·Filed 2008·Granted May 17, 2011·0 cites·20 claims
- 0850US5869841A3-dimensional imaging system using crystal diffraction lensesUNIV CHICAGO·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 9, 1999·14 cites·23 claims
- 0945US2005175148A1High Spatial Resolution X-ray and Gamma Ray Imaging System Using Crystal Diffraction LensesFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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